Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-25
General l1eps.
DOM STIC.


The interstate commission is investiga-
ting the Standard Oil company.
During the past year l27 lives were lost
from the Cape Ann fishing fleet.
Portions of Tennessee and Mississippi
have suffered severely from forest fires
A leaking oil tank at Fort Scott, Kan
sas, caused S350.O00 fire on Saturday.
Disastrous forest fires are raging in
some portions of Illinois and Arkansas.
Numerous outrages are charged against
the striking Lehigh Valley coal miners.
George l.. Rives of New York city will
be the new first assistant secretary of
state.
Miss Emma Lazarus. a Jewess of some
note in the literary world, is dead at
New York.
Wonderful stories are told of the re-
Gently discovered gold mines near Pres
colt, Arizona.
President Cleveland declines to accept
the deed of a lot of land sent to him
from st. Paul.
1t is reported that Bessemer steel manu-
facturers have agreed to suspend opera
tons for time.
tttH lllcll were burned
by an explosion of gasoline at Philadel-
phia the other night.
The long strike of the Philadelphia
shoemakers has terminated in a victory
for the manufacturers.
Postmaster General Villas has decided
that female clerks may marry and still
retain their clerkships.
Senator Chandler, it is said, is going to
make thorough overhauling of the navy
department this winter.
Herr Most, the New York anarchist.
has been indicted for using sedtious
language, and is under lock and key.
Prof. ;. p. Langley has been chosen
secretary of the Smithsonian institution
at Washington, to succeed the late Prof.
Baird.
Congressman Milliken of Maine eX-
presses confidence in Mr.. Baine's ability
to be elected if renominated at the next
convention.
Mrs. General Logan, having sold the
house in Chicago formerly owned by her
husband for $40, 900. has bought another
for SIS 900.
Fire in the Saratoga European Hotel,
Chicago. early Sunday morning caused
"A loss OF $4,000. but none of The guests
were killed.
The list prepared by the clerk of the
national House of Representatives shows
lGS Democratic members, l53 Republicans
and Independents.
Secretary Bayard thinks the fishery
commissions can complete their work
before the opening of Congress. There
is a question whether the proceedings
shall be secret or not.
The cigar manufacturers convention
in New York appointed a committee of
seven to go to Washington to urge the
retention of taxation rs at present upon
all manufactured goods.
Senator German. the Democratic boss
of Maryland. has turned out from the
Baltimore and Ohio directory John X.
toWen. the refOriner, who fought Cor
man : tactics in the recent election.
\ dynamite bomb was found Sunday
against the door of the Methodist church
at Freeport, Ill. 1t was placed in such
way that had the door been opened as
usual the bomb would have exploded
The assets of the Continental Life In
surance company of Hartford. Ct. are
reported To be less than the liabilities,
and the company is forbidden to issue
new policies or pay dividends at present.
Burnums circus property at Bridge
port, Conn, was burned Sunday evening.
The building, the circus paraphenalia
and many of the animals were burned.
The loss is roughly estimated at more
than half million dollars.
The legislature of New York passed
special act to allow Hong Yen Chang,
Chinese graduate of Yale, to be admitted
to the bar, but Judge Van Brunt Friday
refused to admit him on the ground that
the Cinnamon was not citizen.
The total vote at the recent Ohio cleo
ton was IA. 56S against 104. 233 last year.
Foraker, Republican, had 1856, 1887; Pow
ell, Democrat, 333. POS Seitz, labor, a.
Up. Sharp. prohibition, 23,700: scatter
ing. IA. Foraker over Powell %, 1872.
According to the statement sent out by
the Williams college authorities, COM
piled from afiidavts of the students who
hazed young Choate, that young man
was not roughly handled but merely put
through a few amusing exercises. Nine
of the sophomores have been suspended.
Elmer Boyce, ii farmer living mile
north of Upper Red Hook. n. Y, found
the remains of man in his well Saturday
morning. The dead mans skull was
crushed as if he had been struck with
some blunt instrument. The body has
been Unidentified rs that of Pole named
Anton. He was doubtless murdered for
his money by other Poles who are miss
ing.
Nina Van Zandt visited the vault where
the body of August Spies lies buried in
Waldheim cemetery, near Chic lgo, Sun
day. She dreamed Saturday night that
she saw Spies alive in the vault, and she
could not rest satisfied till she had once
more looked upon his face. She is said
to be demented. She has eaten little
since the day of execution, and looks thin
and haggard.
A large quantity of dynamite in tool
box on the main street of Hyde Park,
Lackawanna county, Pa, exploded Tues
day afternoon and caused great destruc-
ton to property. The drug store of
John j. Davis was destroyed and every
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